Excavating apparatus.



J. HAYWARD. EXGAVATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,1908.

A TTORIVE mu y J. HAYWARD.

EXGAVATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,1908.

946,899. Patented Jan. 18, I910.

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EXGAVATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,1908. 946,899, Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

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ATTORNEY J. HAYWARD. EXGAVATIN G APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9,1908.

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JUDSON HAYWARD, NORTH HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY.

EXCAVATING APPARATUS.

946,899. Application filed June 9,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910.

1908. Serial No.'4a7,47s.'

To all. whom it may concerni- Be it known that I, Jonson HAYWARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of North Ha ckensack, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain novel and useful Improvements in Excavating Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements in excavating apparatus, and in the present instance it is my purpose to provide an apparatus of the type referred to embodying features of simplicity, durability, strength and economy in the cost of production and operation.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompan 'ing drawings,-I igure1 is a view in side e evation of an apparatus embodying m improvements; Fig. 2 is a detail view 0 the excavating shovel showing the same in position to be loaded by hauling on the loading and dumping line; Fig. 3 is another view of the shovel showing the same in position to be hoisted after being loaded; Fig. 4 shows the shovel. in dumpin position; Fig. 5 is a view of a form of ap aratus, in this instance the trolley of the siovel traveling upon a rigid boom instead of upon a cable as is shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a cross section of the ri id trackway shown in Fig. 5; Fig. (3 is a diagrammatic-a1 view showing the rope lead of my preferred form of apparatus- Fig. 7 is a detail view in side elevation or my im roved form of shovel; Fig. 8 is a top view t ereof, and Fig. 9 is a vertical seo tional View.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, and especially to Fig. 1, A represents as an entirety a derrick of any preferred type carrying the boom B, and extending longitudinally of said boom is shown a suitable cable C. Adapted to travel along this cable or way is a trolley 5 of any preferred type or form, said trolley being moved back and forth along the cable by the tr ction rope 6, the tails or ends of said rope being secured to the trolley frame so thatthe rope is substantially of an endless'typc. This traction rope (S is wrapped over the drum D, the rope running over the sheave 7 of the standard 8, thence over the sheave 9 adjacent to the end of the boom,

arrangement of parts set thence'down to the trolley, and thence from the trolley around the sheave 10 and so on back to the drum. E designates a second latter passing over the sheave 12 on the standard 8, thence to the sheave 13 near the end of the boom B, thence down and around the sheave 14 onthe trolley and down and around the pulley 15 carried by the bail 1G. of the shovel F, the hoisting rope being then looped and secured 'at 17 to the frame of the trolley or carriage For both loading and dumping the shovel,

' I employ a combined loading and dumping rope 18 which, for the sake of convenience, I will hereinafter designate as the'loading rope, although as abovestated it also performs the function of a loading and dumping line. This rope 18 is actuated by the drum G and such rope in Fig. 1 passes from the drum G over the sheave 19 beneatlrthe sheave 20 and is secured to the front bail 21 of the shovel at the point This-shovel forms an important feature of the invention and is clearly shown in detail in Figs. 7, S and 9. The body of the shovel is provided with a front or loading end 28 and a rear or dumping end ing the floor thereof slightly inclined to form a chute when the shovel is in its dumping position as is shown in Fig. 4, and at the same time such inclined section assists in retaining thematerial while the shovel is being loaded and hoisted. The shovel support-ing bail 16 comprises site sides of the shovel nearer to the dumping cud than the loading end, for, as 'de scribed, the load in the shovel is dumped or discharged at the end opposite to which it is loaded. The arms 25, in the construction shown, are turned inward at their upper or free ends as at 26 and are extended parallel to form a bearing for the sheave 15. The arms are shown as reinforced by the brace 27. The hauling bail 21 pivoted at the loading end of the shovel 15 provided in the I present instance with a suitable rin 28 to I which may be secured the combined loading and dumping rope or line .18. The pivoted bails 16 and 21 are suitably connected such i as by means of the side chains 30, the latter being of such length so that when the shovel is in a sus )endcdposition as shown in Fig. i 3 the two ails are drawn forward into approximately VCl'llCilLPOsltlOll, thebai-l 16,

drum for actuating the hoisting rope-11, the

24, said dumping end hav-'- in its construction two arms pivoted at oppothe chain 30 and the bail21 this position forming an approximately mverted V- shaped support for the shovel and its load.

In its hoistmg'position the entire shovel is supported from the hoisting rope for the purpose of hoisting and conveying, the loading and dumping rope 1-8 being-slackened. While in such horizontal load-conveying position it is impossible for the load to be accidentally discharged as the shovel proper with its load is held in such approximately horizontal position through the bail 16, the chain 30 and the portion of the bail 21 below the point of connection of the chain 30 therewith. In other words the shovel is practi- .cally'locked in its load-conveying position.

The above is a brief description of the mechanical construction of my apparatus as delineated in the preferred form shown in the drawings, and in describing the operation of the shovel, I would direct particular attention to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 1. If it be desired to'have the shovel cut and take a load it is first lowered into contact with tion by the line 18. By exerting tension, or

hauling in, on the line 18 at the drum G the shovel is drawn forward to take the load, and, after loading the shovel, the line 18 is slackened and the hoisting rope 11 actuated by winding the. same on the drum E so that the shovelis hoisted or elevated. As the hoisting line is tensioned it will of course have a tendency to pull the bail 1G 'to approximately vertical position and such bail through its connection with the front bail 21 will also pull the latter forward into approximately vertical position as is shown in Fi 3. The load is then supported as heretofore described through the arrangementof the bails and connections, so that while being hoisted and conveyed the shovel will hang in proper position without the possibility of accidental dumping.

Assuming now that the load has been conveyed to the position Where it is desired to discharge the same, it is only necessary to exert tension or strain upon the loading rope 18. By so doing the front bailis drawn forward and with it the bail 16. The result is that the loading end of the shovel is elevated, and this tipping causes the load to be discharged through the chute at the dumping end of the shovel. As soon as the load has been discharged the tension is relieved on the line 18 and the shovel assumes its normal horizontal position as shown in Fig. 3 and may then be moved for the next load and the operation resumed.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a construction wherein the trolley or carriage is adapted to travel along the boom, the latter being 111 the form of a track-way as is shown in cross section in Fig. 5*. In this instance the boom is preferably made of two I-beams, the trol ley comprising the frame 31 extending between the I-beams 32, 32 forming'the boom,

said frame 31 carrying the center sheave 33.

and the trolley 34, the wheels 35 of which run on to of the Lbeams.

It will e noted that I have prov1ded an exceedingly simple and convenient excavatthermore, it will be noted that during the hoisting of the shovel no tension whatsoever is maintained upon the loading line,

the latter taking no part in maintaining the shovel in its approximately horizontal or non-dumping position. Such a structure as mine therefore possesses great advantages over those gravity-dump shovels which load and discharge at the same end and are maintained in non-dumping position during the hoisting by exerting tension upon the loading line, for, in such a case-should the loading line accidentally slacken or break during the hoisting operation the shovel will tilt and prematurely discharge the load. Furthermore, while I load at one end and discharge at an opposite end, I dispense with tail gates at the discharge end, and consequently the means for closing and opening the gates such as latches and tail ropes, and I also avoid" the use of an extra dumping rope. Furthermore I believe myself to be the first to have provided a receptacle such as a shovel, scraper bucket or the like which is loaded at one end and .discharged at the oppositecnd by the application of pull'or tension to a line or ropewhich combines the functions of a drag or loading rope and a discharge rope. Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In combination, a receptacle having a loading end and a discharge end opposite .the loading end, a combined loading and dumping line connected ,to the receptacle, means for applying tension to said lineito load the receptacle and to discharge the same, and means for raising and lowering the receptacle.

2. In combination, a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end opposite the loading end, a supporting member movably connected to the shovel, a second member also movably connected to the shovel, means connecting the two members, a hoisting line .'s ion applied to said loading and dumping line.

3. In combination a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a supporting member pivoted to the shovel nearer the discharge end than the loadin end, a second member pivoted nearv the doading end, means connecting the pivoted members, a hoisting line for the shovel, and a combined loading and dumping line connected to the second member.

4. In combination a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a supporting bail for the shovel, a second bail at the loading end of the shovel, a loading and dumping rope connected to the second bail, and a connection between the two bails, the construction being such that the shovel may die loaded at the loading end, hoisted in hori- -zontal position with the bails and connection tween the bail and said 45,

maintaining it in such position, and dumped at the discharge end by operating the loading rope.

5. The combination with a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end opposite the loading end, a plurality of bails carriedby said shovel, a hoisting rope connected to one of said bails, a combined loading and dumping rope connected to the other of said bails, and a flexible connection between the two bails.

6. The combination with a shovel having a loading end and an inclined discharge end, a bail pivoted nearer the discharge end than the loading end thereof, a member pivoted at the loading end, and a connectlon beivoted member. 7. The combination with a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a mem ber pivoted adjacent to the loading end a bail pivoted nearer the discharge end than the loading end, the discharge end being constructed to forma chute, and a flexible connection between the bail and member.

8. The combination with a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a bail pivoted nearer the discharge end than the loading end, said discharge end having an inclined section, a sheave connected to the bail, a second bail pivoted at the loading end, a flexible connection between the two bails, and a combined loading and discharging rope connected to the bail at the loading end.

9. In combination a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a supporting bail pivoted nearer the discharge end than the loading end, a second bail pivoted adjacent to the loading end, a connection between the two bails connected to the supporting bail adjacent to the free end thereof and to the second bail'at a point intermediate the ends thereof, and a combined loading and dumping rope connected to the second bail whereby said shovel is dumped by ele vating its loading end by tension applied to said rope.

10. In combination away, a carriage traveling thereon, a shovel having a loading end and a discharge end, a supporting bail pivoted nearer the discharge end than the loading end, a second bail pivoted near the loading end, a connection between the two bails, a hoisting line for the shovel and a combined loading and dumping rope connected to the second bail.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my nameto this specification. in the presence ot'two subscribing witnesses.

JUDSON TIA YWARD. Witnesses:

R. B. CAvANAon, W. A. PAULING. 

